In this January 25, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus holds a snake in front of his lips as he trains the snake to recognize his smell as he prepares for his street performances during the pre-Lenten Carnival season, at his home in Petionville, Haiti. Resilus sees himself as something of a performance artist, showing off with snakes and other animals that Haitians don't see every day, earning tips from impromptu audiences. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 22, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus carries a snake he just caught in the wild to use in his street performances, as he hunts for serpents in the countryside of L'Estere, in Haiti's Artibonite state. It's the serpents that help him eat and pay rent, in addition to his work for a neighborhood herbologist. And it's the snakes for which he's most famous. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 22, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus stands in a tree as he hunts for snakes that he will use in his Pre-Lenten Carnival street performances, in the countryside of L'Estere, in Haiti's Artibonite state. Resilus has scars from owl bites on his hands, and palms rough like sandpaper from climbing trees to capture animals. Haiti's snakes aren't venomous, but they have poisoned some relationships. His wife left him in 1991. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 24, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus uses a bottle to pour water into a snake's mouth as he works with his snakes inside his home in Petionville, Haiti. Resilus sees himself as something of a performance artist, showing off with snakes and other animals that Haitians don't see every day, earning tips from impromptu audiences during the pre-Lenten Carnival season. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 24, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus watches a soccer game at his home while holding a snake, and a bag of more snakes lays at his feet, as he prepares for his street performances using snakes, for which he charges money, in Petionville, Haiti. Resilus is one of millions of people scrambling to get by in a country where the unemployment rate hovers around 60 percent and most get by on $2 a day. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 27, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus looks in the mirror as he paints his face red before performing with snakes for money during the pre-Lenten Carnival season at his home in Petionville, Haiti. It's the serpents that help him eat and pay rent, in addition to his work for a neighborhood herbologist. And it's the snakes for which he's most famous. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 27, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus, with his face painted red, talks to his assistants as they get ready to perform during pre-Lenten Carnival season in Petionville, Haiti. Resilus sees himself as something of a performance artist, showing off with snakes and other animals that Haitians don't see every day, earning tips from impromptu audiences. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 27, 2013 photo, an assistant to snake handler Saintilus Resilus prepares to wash snakes before using them in pre-Lenten Carnival performances in Petionville, Haiti. Resilus is one of millions of people scrambling to get by in a country where the unemployment rate hovers around 60 percent and most get by on $2 a day. Resilus has used snakes and other animals to earn a little money since at least 1974. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 27, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus performs with a snake wrapped around his face as he and his assistants walk in the streets during pre-Lenten Carnival celebrations in Petionville, Haiti. Haiti's snakes aren't venomous, but they have poisoned some relationships. Resilus' wife left him in 1991. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 27, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus holds a snake with his teeth as he performs for money during the pre-Lenten Carnival season, near his home in Petionville, Haiti. Resilus has used snakes and other animals to earn a little money since at least 1974. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 27, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus holds his snake for spectators to take pictures as he performs for money during pre-Lenten Carnival celebrations in Petionville, Haiti. Resilus is one of millions of people scrambling to get by in a country where the unemployment rate hovers around 60 percent and most get by on $2 a day. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 27, 2013 photo, snake handler Saintilus Resilus' cap lays on the ground for collecting money as he shows off an owl he caught in the wild days before, as his sack of snakes lays at his feet during pre-Lenten Carnival season in Petionville, Haiti. This year, Resilus has new catches to display: an owl that he promises to let go after Carnival. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 27, 2013 photo, a man kisses a snake for good luck after paying snake handler Saintilus Resilus performing in the street during the pre-Lenten Carnival season in Petionville, Haiti. It's the serpents that help Resilus eat and pay rent, in addition to his work for a neighborhood herbologist. And it's the snakes for which he's most famous. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)

In this January 27, 2013 photo, an assistant of snake handler Saintilus Resilus holds a doll as part of a snake performance during pre-Lenten Carnival celebrations in Petionville, Haiti. Resilus has used snakes and other animals to earn a little money since at least 1974. (Photo by Dieu Nalio Chery/AP Photo via Matt Dayhoff)